Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 10:17 AM

1. The Oakland Planning Commission approved two more high-rises for Uptown: a 450-foot office tower, which would be the city’s tallest building, at 2 Kaiser Plaza, and a 29-story housing tower at 2044 Franklin St., reports Roland Li of the San Francisco Business Times$. CIM Group, which owns Jack London Square and is Oakland’s largest office landlord, is building the officer tower, while developer RAD Urban is constructing the housing high-rise. RAD Urban uses modular construction.

4. Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled yet another conservative budget, proposing to set aside $3.5 billion for the state’s rainy day reserve, bringing its total to $13.5 billion, the LA Times$ reports. Brown’s budget plan also calls for creating an online community college targeted for adults already in the workforce who need more training.

Brian Hofer wrote in a letter that a police misconduct investigator was more interested in the immigration status of Oakland residents than false claims made by Anne Kirkpatrick. Plus, the council bars any cooperation between OPD and ICE.